Wireless Watch 622

Key Issues:

• Qualcomm deepens its Chinese ties to chase the server market 2
• ETSI fends off NFV fragmentation as industry groups vye for influence 9

Comment:

• Ericsson expands OSS/BSS platform but faces IP routing fears 14
• Non-Android phones surge in China, Huawei quietly secures third place 16
• Swisscom joins the DSL-LTE hybrid party 18
• HPE bridges the management of physical and virtual networks 20
• Foxconn to gets its hands on Sharp at last 22

Start-Up Watch:
Three carriers and Cisco invest in full duplex pioneer Kumu 24
M&A Watch:
Orange/Bouygues talks and new roaming rules: France’s turmoil goes on 26
IoT Watch:
Google puts Eddystone